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Synonyms & Antonyms of dogfight
an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another
- the playful competition over who would get the new office turned into a real dogfight
Synonyms for dogfight
- ball game,
- battle,
- combat,
- competition,
- conflict,
- confrontation,
- contention,
- contest,
- duel,
- face-off,
- grapple,
- match,
- rivalry,
- strife,
- struggle,
- sweepstakes
- (also sweep-stake),
- tug-of-war,
- war,
- warfare
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“Dogfight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dogfight. Accessed 19 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of dogfight was circa 1656
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